AUTOMATIC
Lagwagon Lyrics


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Get up, smile, find a need, wash your hair, bleach your teeth
Develop habit,
Automatic

Compromise, build a bridge,
Sacrifice, sacrilege
Sell yourself,
Automatic
Nobody out there knows
None of them have intent
Pretension and purpose

Fashioned in plastic heads
Everyone drives all day
None of them have a goal

Everyone's lost their way
All of them play the game
Set a goal

Make it happen
Imagine love
Fake a passion

Change your name
Stay in fashion
Make a deal

Make it happen
Compromise, build a bridge
Sacrifice, sacrilege

Same cars
Same clothes
Same desires

Same woes
Lose it all
Automatic

Nobody out there feels
None of them sees the end
Pretension and purpose

Fashioning plastic heads
Everyone drives all day
Searching their empty hearts

Everyone's lost their way
All of us fall apart
Automatic





Automatic

Overall Meaning

In Lagwagon's song Automatic, the lyrics speak about conformity and how people become automatons in their daily lives. The first verse mentions the routine of getting up, smiling, finding a need, washing your hair and bleaching your teeth, and how it becomes a habit that is done automatically without much thought or passion. The chorus goes on to mention how people compromise, sacrifice and sell themselves, without even realizing it, due to the pressures of society to conform to certain expectations. The second verse goes on to talk about how people have lost their way and fall apart, all automatically just following the same paths as everyone else.


The lyrics in this song show a critique of society and how it encourages conformity and demands that people give up individuality in order to fit in. The lyrics ask us to consider the cost of our own automaton-like behaviors and to find ways to break out of this societal pressure and to find our own way. In a world where so many people feel lost, the lyrics remind us that by embracing our uniqueness, we can stand out and make a meaningful difference.


Line by Line Meaning

Get up, smile, find a need, wash your hair, bleach your teeth
Wake up every morning, put on a happy face, find some purpose, maintain hygiene, and keep up with appearances


Develop habit, Automatic
Gradually turn everyday actions into habits that require no conscious thought


Compromise, build a bridge, Sacrifice, sacrilege
Sometimes you have to make compromises and sacrifices in order to repair relationships, but doing so can feel like a sin against your own values


Sell yourself, Automatic
Sometimes you have to make yourself into a commodity in order to succeed in society, and this becomes second nature


Nobody out there knows
Many people lack self-awareness or awareness of their surroundings


None of them have intent
People often go through life without clear purpose or direction


Pretension and purpose
People might put on airs and pretend to have a plan or reason for their actions, while really just going through the motions


Fashioned in plastic heads
People's personalities and motivations may be superficial and shallow


Everyone drives all day
People are always on the go, but may not be getting anywhere meaningful


None of them have a goal
Most people don't have a clear objective or ambition in life


All of them play the game
People participate in society's expectations and norms, even if they don't agree with them


Set a goal, Make it happen
It's important to have a specific target and work hard to achieve it


Imagine love, Fake a passion
Sometimes you have to put on a show or pretend to feel something in order to fit in or get ahead in life


Change your name, Stay in fashion
People may alter themselves or their image in order to stay current with trends or to reinvent themselves


Make a deal, Make it happen
Negotiate and take action to achieve your goals


Same cars, Same clothes, Same desires
People often conform to societal norms and expectations in order to fit in


Same woes, Lose it all, Automatic
Even if one plays by the rules or follows expectations, things can still go wrong, and this can happen without warning


Nobody out there feels
People often lack empathy or emotional intelligence


None of them sees the end
Most people don't have the foresight to see how their actions will play out in the long term


Searching their empty hearts
People are often longing for something that they can't quite put their fingers on


Everyone's lost their way
People are often aimless and don't know what they truly want in life


All of us fall apart, Automatic
No one is invincible, and things can fall apart without warning or conscious action


Automatic
Many of our actions and behaviors become automatic and thoughtless over time




Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: William David South, Brendon Arthur James, Thomas William George Welham, Adam Michael Wilson

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Sunreal Clothing

One of my alltime favorite bands and songs!!! RIP Derrick! Hang in there Cape!

misseia helphinstine

love it

A D

RIP March 30, 2005 Derrik Plourde... you will live on in the minds of us all and in this tribute album

Chris Lasprogata

One of the best.

drumkid330

Bad religion and Lagwagon: two best bands ever!

Jalushun

+420quickscopz Bad Religion is the "Old God that wrote good songs"..

Puffin

I think you forgot NOFX...

drumkid330

Tim Krash oh absolutely not, I’m mainly talking live performances tbh lol

Puffin

@drumkid330 Have you seen NOFX live? As for me, it the best band to see playing live. The best thing that ever happened to Punk scene. So many years and still going strong!

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nyjeterss

Freaking great song!! better cd!

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